House Legislature

VOLUME ONE JOURNAL

OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETIETH SESSION

OF THE

LEGISLATURE

STATE OF MINNESOTA

2017 ______

P UBLISHED BY THE CH IE F C LERK'S O FFICE M INNES OTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

NINETIETH SESSION - 2017

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FIRST DAY

SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2017

In accordance with the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Minnesota, the members-elect of the House of Representatives assembled in the Chamber of the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Saint Paul on Tuesday, the third day of January 2017.

At the hour of twelve o'clock noon and pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2016, Section 3.05, the Honorable Steve Simon, Secretary of State, called the members-elect to order and appointed the Honorable Sondra Erickson from District 15A as Clerk pro tempore.

Prayer was offered by Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota.

The members-elect of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

The Clerk pro tempore called the roll by legislative district in numerical order, and the following members-elect presented proof of their eligibility to be sworn in and seated as members of the House of Representatives:

1A ...... Dan Fabian 10B ...... Dale K. Lueck 1B ...... Debra (Deb) Kiel 11A ...... Mike Sundin 2A ...... Matthew J. Grossell 11B ...... Jason Rarick 2B ...... Steve Green 12A ...... Jeff Backer 3A ...... Rob Ecklund 12B ...... Paul Anderson 3B ...... Mary Murphy 13A ...... Jeff Howe 4A ...... Ben Lien 13B ...... Tim O'Driscoll 4B ...... Paul Marquart 14A ...... Tama Theis 5A ...... Matt Bliss 14B ...... Jim Knoblach 5B ...... Sandy Layman 15A ...... Sondra Erickson 6A ...... Julie Sandstede 15B ...... Jim Newberger 6B ...... Jason I. Metsa 16A ...... Chris Swedzinski 7A ...... Jennifer Schultz 16B ...... Paul Torkelson 7B ...... Liz Olson 17A ...... Tim Miller 8A ...... Bud Nornes 17B ...... Dave Baker 8B ...... Mary Franson 18A ...... Dean Urdahl 9A ...... John M. Poston 18B ...... Glenn Gruenhagen 9B ...... Ron Kresha 19A ...... Clark Johnson 10A ...... Josh Heintzeman 19B ...... Jack Considine

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20A ...... Bob Vogel 44A ...... Sarah Anderson 20B ...... David Bly 44B ...... Jon Applebaum 21A ...... Barb Haley 45A ...... Lyndon R. Carlson 21B ...... Steve Drazkowski 45B ...... Mike Freiberg 22A ...... Joe Schomacker 46A ...... Peggy Flanagan 22B ...... Rod Hamilton 46B ...... Cheryl Youakim 23A ...... Bob Gunther 47A ...... Jim Nash 23B ...... Tony Cornish 47B ...... Joe Hoppe 24A ...... John Petersburg 48A ...... Laurie Pryor 24B ...... Brian Daniels 48B ...... Jenifer W. Loon 25A ...... Duane Quam 49A ...... Dario Anselmo 25B ...... Duane Sauke 49B ...... Paul Rosenthal 26A ...... Tina Liebling 50A ...... Linda Slocum 26B ...... Nels T. Pierson 50B ...... Andrew Carlson 27A ...... Peggy Bennett 51A ...... Sandra Masin 27B ...... Jeanne Poppe 51B ...... Laurie Halverson 28A ...... Gene Pelowski, Jr. 52A ...... Rick Hansen 28B ...... Gregory M. Davids 52B ...... Regina Barr 29A ...... Joseph McDonald 53A ...... JoAnn Ward 29B ...... Marion O'Neill 53B ...... Kelly Fenton 30A ...... Nick Zerwas 54A ...... Keith Franke 30B ...... Eric Lucero 54B ...... Tony Jurgens 31A ...... Kurt Daudt 55A ...... Bob Loonan 31B ...... Cal (Calvin) K. Bahr 55B ...... Tony Albright 32A ...... Brian Johnson 56A ...... Drew Christensen 32B ...... 56B ...... Roz Peterson 33A ...... Jerry Hertaus 57A ...... Erin Maye Quade 33B ...... Cindy Pugh 57B ...... Anna Wills 34A ...... Joyce Peppin 58A ...... Jon Koznick 34B ...... Dennis Smith 58B ...... Patrick Garofalo 35A ...... 59A ...... Fue Lee 35B ...... Peggy Scott 59B ...... Raymond Dehn 36A ...... Mark W. Uglem 60A ...... Diane Loeffler 36B ...... Melissa Hortman 60B ...... Ilhan Omar 37A ...... Erin Koegel 61A ...... Frank Hornstein 37B ...... Nolan West 61B ...... Paul Thissen 38A ...... Linda Runbeck 62A ...... Karen Clark 38B ...... Matt Dean 62B ...... Susan Allen 39A ...... Bob Dettmer 63A ...... Jim Davnie 39B ...... Kathy Lohmer 63B ...... Jean Wagenius 40A ...... Michael Nelson 64A ...... Erin Murphy 40B ...... 64B ...... Dave Pinto 41A ...... Connie Bernardy 65A ...... Rena Moran 41B ...... Mary Kunesh-Podein 65B ...... Carlos Mariani 42A ...... Randy Jessup 66A ...... Alice Hausman 42B ...... Jamie Becker-Finn 66B ...... John Lesch 43A ...... Peter M. Fischer 67A ...... Tim Mahoney 43B ...... Leon M. Lillie 67B ...... Sheldon Johnson

131 eligible persons answered to the call by legislative district.

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On September 8, 2016, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a candidate for District 32B was not eligible to be elected because he did not meet the constitutional requirement for residency in that district. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 204B.13, a special election will be held on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 to elect a Representative from District 32B.

OATH OF OFFICE

The members-elect subscribed to the oath of office as administered to them by the Honorable Chief Justice Lorie Gildea.

The members took their seats in the Chamber of the House of Representatives.

The roll was called and the following members were present:

Albright Davids Halverson Lee Nash Sandstede Allen Daudt Hamilton Lesch Nelson Sauke Anderson, P. Davnie Hansen Liebling Newberger Schomacker Anderson, S. Dean, M. Hausman Lien Nornes Schultz Anselmo Dehn, R. Heintzeman Lillie O'Driscoll Scott Applebaum Dettmer Hertaus Loeffler Olson Slocum Backer Drazkowski Hoppe Lohmer Omar Smith Bahr, C. Ecklund Hornstein Loon O'Neill Sundin Baker Erickson Hortman Loonan Pelowski Swedzinski Barr, R. Fabian Howe Lucero Peppin Theis Becker-Finn Fenton Jessup Lueck Petersburg Thissen Bennett Fischer Johnson, B. Mahoney Peterson Torkelson Bernardy Flanagan Johnson, C. Mariani Pierson Uglem Bliss Franke Johnson, S. Marquart Pinto Urdahl Bly Franson Jurgens Masin Poppe Vogel Carlson, A. Freiberg Kiel Maye Quade Poston Wagenius Carlson, L. Garofalo Knoblach McDonald Pryor Ward Christensen Green Koegel Metsa Pugh West Clark Grossell Koznick Miller Quam Wills Considine Gruenhagen Kresha Moran Rarick Youakim Cornish Gunther Kunesh-Podein Murphy, E. Rosenthal Zerwas Daniels Haley Layman Murphy, M. Runbeck

A quorum was present.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The Secretary of State announced the next order of business to be the election of the Speaker.

The name of Kurt Daudt was placed in nomination by O'Neill. The nomination was seconded by Heintzeman.

The name of Melissa Hortman was placed in nomination by Applebaum. The nomination was seconded by Hornstein.

There being no further nominations, the Secretary of State declared the nominations closed.

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The Clerk pro tempore called the roll on the election of a Speaker.

The following members of the House voted for Daudt:

Albright Daudt Gruenhagen Koznick O'Driscoll Smith Anderson, P. Davids Gunther Kresha O'Neill Swedzinski Anderson, S. Dean, M. Haley Layman Peppin Theis Anselmo Dettmer Hamilton Lohmer Petersburg Torkelson Backer Drazkowski Heintzeman Loon Peterson Uglem Bahr, C. Erickson Hertaus Loonan Pierson Urdahl Baker Fabian Hoppe Lucero Poston Vogel Barr, R. Fenton Howe Lueck Pugh West Bennett Franke Jessup McDonald Quam Wills Bliss Franson Johnson, B. Miller Rarick Zerwas Christensen Garofalo Jurgens Nash Runbeck Cornish Green Kiel Newberger Schomacker Daniels Grossell Knoblach Nornes Scott

Daudt received 75 votes.

The following members of the House voted for Hortman:

Allen Dehn, R. Johnson, C. Mahoney Olson Sundin Applebaum Ecklund Johnson, S. Mariani Omar Thissen Becker-Finn Fischer Koegel Marquart Pinto Wagenius Bernardy Flanagan Kunesh-Podein Masin Poppe Ward Bly Freiberg Lee Maye Quade Pryor Youakim Carlson, A. Halverson Lesch Metsa Rosenthal Carlson, L. Hansen Liebling Moran Sandstede Clark Hausman Lien Murphy, E. Sauke Considine Hornstein Lillie Murphy, M. Schultz Davnie Hortman Loeffler Nelson Slocum

Hortman received 55 votes.

Kurt Daudt, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Backer, Pugh, Haley, Rosenthal and Becker-Finn were appointed to escort the Speaker-elect to the rostrum.

OATH OF OFFICE

The oath of office was administered to Speaker-elect Kurt Daudt by the Honorable Chief Justice Lorie Gildea. The Speaker expressed his appreciation for the honor bestowed upon him.

The Speaker announced the next order of business to be the election of the Chief Clerk.

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The name of Patrick D. Murphy was placed in nomination by Garofalo. The nomination was seconded by Lesch.

There being no further nominations, the Speaker declared the nominations closed.

The Clerk pro tempore called the roll on the election of the Chief Clerk and the following voted for Murphy:

Albright Davids Hamilton Lesch Nelson Sauke Allen Davnie Hansen Liebling Newberger Schomacker Anderson, P. Dean, M. Hausman Lien Nornes Schultz Anderson, S. Dehn, R. Heintzeman Lillie O'Driscoll Scott Anselmo Dettmer Hertaus Loeffler Olson Slocum Applebaum Drazkowski Hoppe Lohmer Omar Smith Backer Ecklund Hornstein Loon O'Neill Sundin Bahr, C. Erickson Hortman Loonan Pelowski Swedzinski Baker Fabian Howe Lucero Peppin Theis Barr, R. Fenton Jessup Lueck Petersburg Thissen Becker-Finn Fischer Johnson, B. Mahoney Peterson Torkelson Bennett Flanagan Johnson, C. Mariani Pierson Uglem Bernardy Franke Johnson, S. Marquart Pinto Urdahl Bliss Franson Jurgens Masin Poppe Vogel Bly Freiberg Kiel Maye Quade Poston Wagenius Carlson, A. Garofalo Knoblach McDonald Pryor Ward Carlson, L. Green Koegel Metsa Pugh West Christensen Grossell Koznick Miller Quam Wills Clark Gruenhagen Kresha Moran Rarick Youakim Considine Gunther Kunesh-Podein Murphy, E. Rosenthal Zerwas Cornish Haley Layman Murphy, M. Runbeck Spk. Daudt Daniels Halverson Lee Nash Sandstede

Patrick D. Murphy, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.

OATH OF OFFICE

The oath of office was administered to the Chief Clerk-elect by the Speaker.

The Speaker announced the next order of business to be the election of other elected officers of the House of Representatives.

Peppin offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved, that the election of other officers be made on one roll call unless there should be more than one nomination for any one office.

The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

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Peppin placed the following names in nomination for elected officers of the Minnesota House of Representatives:

The name of Timothy M. Johnson for First Assistant Chief Clerk.

The name of Gail C. Romanowski for Second Assistant Chief Clerk.

The name of Erica Brynildson for Assistant Sergeant at Arms.

The name of Andrew Olson for Assistant Sergeant at Arms.

The name of Carl T. Hamre for Index Clerk.

There being no further nominations, the Speaker declared the nominations closed.

The Chief Clerk called the roll on the election of the other officers and the following members voted for the other officers:

The nominees, having received a majority of the votes cast, were declared duly elected to their respective offices.

OATH OF OFFICE

The oath of office was administered by the Speaker to those elected to the above offices.

The Speaker announced the next order of business to be the election of the Chief Sergeant at Arms.

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The name of Robert Meyerson was placed in nomination by Peppin.

There being no further nominations, the Speaker declared the nominations closed.

The Chief Clerk called the roll on the election of the Chief Sergeant at Arms and the following voted for Meyerson:

Robert Meyerson, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Chief Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.

OATH OF OFFICE

The oath of office was administered to the Chief Sergeant at Arms-elect by the Speaker.

Peppin offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota that the Temporary Rules of the House for this session, the 90th Regular Session, are the same as the Permanent Rules of the House for the last session, the 89th Regular Session, as they existed on Sunday, May 22, 2016, with the following exceptions:

Rule 3.33 shall be amended as follows:

"3.33 AMENDMENTS MUST BE PREFILED. (a) An amendment on a bill being considered on the Calendar for the Day or the Fiscal Calendar is out of order unless the amendment has been filed with the Chief Clerk by 12:00 noon on the calendar day prior to the calendar day the bill next can be considered on the Calendar for the Day or the Fiscal Calendar. If a bill next can be considered by the House on the Calendar for the Day or the Fiscal Calendar on a Monday, an amendment must be filed by 12:00 noon on the prior Friday. An amendment is not out of order under this Rule if it is a technical or revisor's change to a bill or an amendment. Whether an amendment is a technical or revisor's change is a question to be decided by the presiding officer, who may put the question to the House.

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(b) Paragraph (a) applies to an amendment to a bill only if by 12:00 noon on the day before the deadline for filing amendments the following has occurred:

(1) the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration has designated the bill for inclusion on the Calendar for the Day or a chair has announced intention to place the bill on the Fiscal Calendar; and

(2) the version of the bill that will be considered on the Calendar for the Day or the Fiscal Calendar is available to members.

(c) Substitution of language in the House version of a bill for language in the Senate companion bill is not an amendment for purposes of this Rule if notice of the chief author's intent to substitute the House language is given when a bill is placed on the Calendar for the Day or when a chair announces intention to place the bill on the Fiscal Calendar.

(d) When an amendment is filed with the Chief Clerk, the Chief Clerk must have the amendment posted on the House Web site as soon as is practical. The Speaker may specify procedures for filing amendments under this Rule.

(e) An amendment to a prefiled amendment on a bill is out of order unless the amendment to the amendment has been filed with the Chief Clerk six hours after the prefiling deadline under paragraph (a). An amendment to a prefiled amendment is not out of order under this Rule if it is a technical or conforming change to a prefiled amendment. Whether an amendment is a technical or conforming change to a prefiled amendment is a question to be decided by the presiding officer, who may put the question to the House.

(f) An amendment to a bill or a prefiled amendment must include a stamp indicating the date and time that the amendment was drafted.

(g) This Rule may be waived or the deadlines in this Rule may be extended for an individual bill, or waived for all bills after a certain date, by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.

(h) If the Calendar for the Day or the Fiscal Calendar is continued, the prefiling period must be reopened in accordance with paragraphs (a) to (e) of this rule, unless the prefiling period is waived or extended under paragraph (g) of this rule.

(i) This prefiling requirement applies when the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration announces a date sufficiently in advance, for adoption of the permanent House and Joint Rules."

Rule 4.03 shall be amended as follows:

"4.03 WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE; BUDGET RESOLUTION; EFFECT ON EXPENDITURE AND REVENUE BILLS. (a) The Committee on Ways and Means must hold hearings as necessary to determine state expenditures and revenues for the fiscal biennium.

(b) Within 25 days after the last state general fund revenue and expenditure forecast for the next fiscal biennium becomes available during the regular session in the odd-numbered year, the Committee on Ways and Means must adopt a budget resolution. The budget resolution: (1) must set the maximum limit on net expenditures for the next fiscal biennium for the general fund, (2) must set an amount or amounts to be set aside as a budget reserve and a cash flow account, (3) must set net spending limits for each budget category represented by the major finance and revenue bills identified in paragraph (e), and (4) may set limits for expenditures from funds other than the general fund. The budget resolution must not specify, limit, or prescribe revenues or expenditures by any category other than those specified in clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4). After the Committee adopts the budget resolution, the limits in the resolution are effective during the regular session in the year in which the resolution is adopted, unless a different or amended resolution is adopted.

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(c) During the regular session in the even-numbered year, before the Committee on Ways and Means reports a bill containing net increases or decreases in expenditures as compared to general fund expenditures in the current fiscal biennium estimated by the most recent state budget forecast, the Committee may adopt a budget resolution. If adopted, the resolution must account for the net changes in expenditures. The resolution may also (1) set limits for changes in net expenditures for each budget category represented by the major finance and revenue bills identified in paragraph (e), and (2) set limits for expenditures from funds other than the general fund.

If the Committee adopts a budget resolution, it is effective during the regular session that year, unless a different or amended resolution is adopted.

(d) The major finance or revenue bills may be combined or separated by a majority vote of either the Committee on Ways and Means or the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. Combined or separated bills must conform to the limits in the resolution as those limits apply to the accounts in those bills.

(e) Major finance and revenue bills are:

the agriculture finance bill;

the capital investment bill;

the education finance bill;

the environment and natural resources finance bill;

the health and human services finance bill;

the higher education and career readiness finance bill;

the job growth and energy affordability finance bill;

the legacy finance bill;

the public safety and crime prevention security finance bill;

the state government finance bill;

the tax bill; and

the transportation finance bill.

(f) After the adoption of a resolution by the Committee on Ways and Means, each finance committee, and the Committee on Taxes must reconcile each bill described in Rule 4.10 with the resolution. When reporting a finance or revenue bill, each committee or division must provide to the Committee on Ways and Means a fiscal statement reconciling the bill with the resolution.

(g) After the adoption of a resolution by the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on Ways and Means must reconcile finance and revenue bills with the resolution. When reporting a bill, the chair of the Committee must certify to the House that the Committee has reconciled the bill with the resolution.

(h) After the adoption of a resolution by the Committee on Ways and Means, an amendment to a bill is out of order if it would cause any of the limits specified in the resolution to be exceeded. Whether an amendment is out of order under this Rule is a question to be decided on the Floor by the Speaker or other presiding officer and in Committee or Division by the person chairing the Committee or Division meeting. In making the determination, the Speaker or other presiding officer or the Committee or Division chair may consider: (1) the limits in a resolution;

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(2) the effect of existing laws on revenues and expenditures; (3) the effect of amendments previously adopted to the bill under consideration; (4) the effect of bills previously recommended by a Committee or Division or bills previously passed in the legislative session by the House or by the legislature; (5) whether expenditure increases or revenue decreases that would result from the amendment are offset by decreases in other expenditures or increases in other revenue specified by the amendment; and (6) other information reasonably related to expenditure and revenue amounts.

(i) After a resolution is adopted by the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee must make available a summary of the estimated fiscal effect on the general fund of each bill that has been referred to the Committee on Ways and Means by a finance committee or a division of a finance committee, or the Committee on Taxes and of each bill that has been reported by the Committee on Ways and Means."

Rule 6.01 shall be amended as follows:

"6.01 COMMITTEES AND DIVISIONS. Standing committees and divisions of the House must be appointed by the Speaker as follows:

Aging and Long-Term Care Policy

Agriculture Finance

Agriculture Policy

Capital Investment

Civil Law and Data Practices

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

Education Finance

Education Innovation Policy

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

Ethics

Government Operations and Elections Policy

Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy

Health and Human Services Finance

Health and Human Services Reform

Higher Education Policy and Finance

Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance

Legacy Funding Finance

Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy

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Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

Rules and Legislative Administration

State Government Finance

Veterans Affairs Division

Taxes

Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division

Transportation Policy and Finance

Ways and Means

Agriculture Finance

Agriculture Policy

Capital Investment

Civil Law and Data Practices Policy

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

Education Finance

Education Innovation Policy

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

Government Operations and Elections Policy

Health and Human Services Finance

Health and Human Services Reform

Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance

Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance

Legacy Funding Finance

Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance

Rules and Legislative Administration

State Government Finance

Veterans Affairs Division

Taxes

Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division

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Transportation Finance

Transportation and Regional Governance Policy

Ways and Means

Ethics"

The Temporary Rules of the House for the 90th Session shall apply until the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to be appointed by the Speaker shall have made its report and new Permanent Rules have been adopted.

The question was taken on the adoption of the Proposed Temporary Rules of the House for the 90th Session and the roll was called. There were 129 yeas and 2 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Albright Daniels Halverson Lee Nelson Schomacker Allen Davids Hamilton Lesch Newberger Schultz Anderson, P. Davnie Hansen Lien Nornes Scott Anderson, S. Dean, M. Hausman Lillie O'Driscoll Slocum Anselmo Dehn, R. Heintzeman Loeffler Olson Smith Applebaum Dettmer Hertaus Lohmer Omar Sundin Backer Drazkowski Hoppe Loon O'Neill Swedzinski Bahr, C. Ecklund Hornstein Loonan Pelowski Theis Baker Erickson Hortman Lucero Peppin Thissen Barr, R. Fabian Howe Lueck Petersburg Torkelson Becker-Finn Fenton Jessup Mahoney Peterson Uglem Bennett Fischer Johnson, B. Mariani Pierson Urdahl Bernardy Flanagan Johnson, C. Marquart Pinto Vogel Bliss Franke Johnson, S. Masin Poppe Wagenius Bly Franson Jurgens Maye Quade Poston Ward Freiberg Kiel McDonald Pryor West Carlson, A. Garofalo Knoblach Metsa Pugh Wills Carlson, L. Green Koegel Miller Rarick Youakim Christensen Grossell Koznick Moran Rosenthal Zerwas Clark Gruenhagen Kresha Murphy, E. Runbeck Spk. Daudt Considine Gunther Kunesh-Podein Murphy, M. Sandstede Cornish Haley Layman Nash Sauke

Those who voted in the negative were:

Liebling Quam

The motion prevailed and the resolution relating to the Temporary Rules for the 90th Session was adopted.

Peppin offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved, that the Chief Clerk be instructed to inform the Senate by message that the House is duly organized pursuant to law.

The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

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Peppin offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved, that the Speaker appoint a committee of five members of the House to notify the Governor that the House of Representatives is now duly organized pursuant to law and ready to receive any message he may desire to give them.

The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members to the committee to notify the Governor that the House is now organized and ready to receive any message he may desire to give them:

Scott, Theis, Franke, Maye Quade and Metsa.

Peppin offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved, that necessary employees as directed by the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration be authorized by the House effective today, Tuesday, January 3, 2017, to better expedite the business of the House.

The question was taken on the Peppin motion and the roll was called. There were 131 yeas and 0 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

The motion prevailed and the resolution relating to employees was adopted.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker announced the appointment of Representative Albright as Speaker pro tempore for the 2017-2018 session.

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following members of the House to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration:

Peppin, Chair; Baker, Vice Chair; Albright; Fenton; Gunther; Kiel; Nash; O'Driscoll; O'Neill; Pugh; Smith; Swedzinski; Applebaum; Flanagan; Freiberg; Hortman; Lesch; Murphy, E., and Pelowski.

Swedzinski offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved, that the selection of permanent desks shall be as directed by the Speaker as follows:

(1) that the majority caucus shall occupy section 1, seats 1 to 19; section 2, seats 22 to 41; section 3, seats 42 to 68; and section 4, seats 85 and 86, and 91 to 97. All members of the majority caucus shall be seated in the manner prescribed by the majority caucus.

(2) that the minority caucus shall occupy section 4, seats 70 to 84, and 88 to 90; section 5, seats 99 to 119; and section 6, seats 120 to 138. All members of the minority caucus shall be seated in the manner prescribed by the minority caucus.

The motion prevailed and the resolution was adopted.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

The following message was received from the Senate:

Mr. Speaker:

This is to notify you that the Senate is now duly organized pursuant to the Minnesota Constitution and Minnesota Statutes.

CAL R. LUDEMAN, Secretary of the Senate

IN RECOGNITION

The House paused to honor Representative Lyndon Carlson, Sr., District 45A, who has served in the Minnesota Legislature longer than any other member has ever served. Representative Carlson was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1972 and is starting his 45th year and his 23rd term in the Minnesota House.

REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE GOVERNOR THAT THE HOUSE IS NOW ORGANIZED

The Speaker recognized Representative Scott and her committee who reported to the House that they informed the Governor that the House was now duly organized pursuant to law and that the Governor expressed that he is ready to work together.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker announced the following House committee assignments and committee meeting schedule for the 2017-2018 session. (NOTE: All scheduled House committee meetings are held in the State Office Building.)

2017-2018 HOUSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Agriculture Finance -- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m., Room 5

Hamilton, Chair Poppe (DFL Lead) Miller, Vice Chair Bly Anderson, P. Clark Bahr, C. Ecklund Green Hansen Jurgens Johnson, C. Kiel Lien Pierson Mahoney Poston Schomacker Urdahl

Agriculture Policy -- Wednesdays, 10:15 a.m., Room 5

Anderson, P., Chair Bly (DFL Lead) Backer, Vice Chair Johnson, C. Bennett Kunesh-Podein Daniels Mahoney Lueck Mariani Miller Poppe Nornes Sauke Pierson Poston

Capital Investment -- Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m., Room 200

Urdahl, Chair Hausman (DFL Lead) Uglem, Vice Chair Carlson, L. Bennett Considine Dettmer Dehn, R. Franke Ecklund Grossell Hansen Gunther Lillie Jurgens Poppe Lueck Sauke Miller Pierson Poston Runbeck

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Civil Law and Data Practices Policy -- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m., Basement

Scott, Chair Lesch (DFL Lead) Smith, Vice Chair Carlson, A. Howe Dehn, R. Loonan Hilstrom Lucero Johnson, S. O'Neill Omar Pugh Vogel Whelan

Commerce and Regulatory Reform -- Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m., Basement

Hoppe, Chair Slocum (DFL Lead) Fenton, Vice Chair Allen Anderson, S. Applebaum Barr, R. Halverson Davids Hilstrom Franson Johnson, S. Kresha Pinto Loon Rosenthal Loonan Nash O'Driscoll Smith Swedzinski

Education Finance -- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m., Room 5

Loon, Chair Davnie (DFL Lead) Bennett, Vice Chair Mariani Anselmo Marquart Erickson Moran Jurgens Murphy, M. Kresha Sandstede Nornes Slocum Peterson Thissen Poston Scott Smith Theis Wills

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Education Innovation Policy -- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m., Room 10

Erickson, Chair Mariani (DFL Lead) Daniels, Vice Chair Bly Bahr, C. Kunesh-Podein Bennett Lee Christensen Maye Quade Grossell Pryor Haley Ward Jessup Rarick Urdahl

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance -- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m., Room 5

Fabian, Chair Hansen (DFL Lead) Heintzeman, Vice Chair Becker-Finn Backer Clark Bliss Ecklund Cornish Fischer Green Hornstein Hoppe Johnson, C. Johnson, B. Metsa Layman Sundin Lueck Wagenius Newberger Swedzinski Torkelson Uglem

Ethics -- Call of the Chair

Erickson, Chair Murphy, M. (DFL Lead) Torkelson Slocum O'Neill, Alternate Dehn, R., Alternate

Government Operations and Elections Policy -- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m., Basement

O'Driscoll, Chair Nelson (DFL Lead) Pugh, Vice Chair Freiberg Bliss Halverson Fenton Lee Jessup Masin Nash Sandstede Peterson Youakim Quam Swedzinski Theis West

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Health and Human Services Finance -- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m., Room 200

Dean, M., Chair Murphy, E. (DFL Lead) Albright, Vice Chair Allen Backer Considine Franson Fischer Gruenhagen Halverson Haley Liebling Hamilton Loeffler Heintzeman Pinto Johnson, B. Schultz Lohmer Loonan Pierson Schomacker Zerwas

Health and Human Services Reform -- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:15 a.m., Room 200

Schomacker, Chair Liebling (DFL Lead) Gruenhagen, Vice Chair Allen Albright Flanagan Baker Freiberg Dean, M. Koegel Franson Moran Kiel Murphy, E. Kresha Olson Lohmer Sandstede McDonald Peterson Quam Theis

Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance -- Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m., Room 5

Nornes, Chair Pelowski (DFL Lead) Christensen, Vice Chair Bernardy Albright Lien Anselmo Omar Daniels Pryor Haley Schultz Heintzeman Jessup Whelan Zerwas

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Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance -- Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:00 p.m., Room 10

Garofalo, Chair Mahoney (DFL Co-Lead) Newberger, Vice Chair Clark (DFL Co-Lead) Anderson, P. Wagenius (DFL Co-Lead) Bahr, C. Davnie Baker Maye Quade Fabian Metsa Howe Moran Layman Sundin O'Neill Thissen Rarick Scott Vogel West

Legacy Funding Finance -- Mondays, 1:00 p.m., Room 10

Gunther, Chair Lillie (DFL Lead) Layman, Vice Chair Freiberg Anselmo Murphy, M. Green Thissen Torkelson Wagenius Urdahl Wills

Public Safety and Security Policy and Finance -- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m., Room 10

Cornish, Chair Hilstrom (DFL Lead) Johnson, B., Vice Chair Becker-Finn Franke Considine Grossell Dehn, R. Howe Pinto Lohmer Ward Lucero Newberger O'Neill Zerwas

Rules and Legislative Administration -- Call of the Chair

Peppin, Chair Hortman (DFL Lead) Baker, Vice Chair Applebaum Albright Flanagan Fenton Freiberg Gunther Lesch Kiel Murphy, E. Nash Pelowski O'Driscoll

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O'Neill Pugh Smith Swedzinski

State Government Finance -- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m., Room 10

Anderson, S., Chair Johnson, S. (DFL Lead) Nash, Vice Chair Flanagan Dettmer Kunesh-Podein Fenton Lillie Green Olson O'Driscoll Omar Pugh Ward Quam Uglem Vogel

Veterans Affairs Division/State Government Finance -- Mondays, 1:00 p.m., Room 5

Dettmer, Chair Rosenthal (DFL Lead) Bliss, Vice Chair Becker-Finn Davids Fischer Franke Lee Lueck Lesch O'Driscoll Maye Quade O'Neill Pryor Poston

Taxes -- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:15 a.m., Room 200

Davids, Chair Marquart (DFL Lead) McDonald, Vice Chair Applebaum Anderson, S. Carlson, L. Christensen Davnie Dettmer Lesch Drazkowski Loeffler Erickson Metsa Garofalo Schultz Gruenhagen Slocum Hertaus Knoblach Koznick Loon Petersburg Wills

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Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division/Taxes -- Wednesdays, 8:15 a.m., Room 10

Drazkowski, Chair Loeffler (DFL Lead) Hertaus, Vice Chair Carlson, A. Anderson, P. Lien Barr, R. Marquart Erickson Nelson Franke Youakim Loonan Rarick Whelan

Transportation Finance -- Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00 p.m., Basement

Torkelson, Chair Hornstein (DFL Lead) Petersburg, Vice Chair Bernardy Baker Hausman Barr, R. Johnson, C. Daniels Masin Drazkowski Nelson Gunther Rosenthal Howe Sauke Kiel Sundin Koznick Lucero Miller Rarick Runbeck

Transportation and Regional Governance Policy -- Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 p.m., Basement

Runbeck, Chair Bernardy (DFL Lead) Koznick, Vice Chair Carlson, A. Bahr, C. Hornstein Barr, R. Koegel Hertaus Masin McDonald Youakim Petersburg West Whelan

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Ways and Means -- Mondays, 10:15 a.m., or Call of the Chair, Room 200

Knoblach, Chair Carlson, L. (DFL Lead) Vogel, Vice Chair Hausman Anderson, S. Hilstrom Baker Hornstein Cornish Liebling Davids Marquart Dean, M. Murphy, E. Dettmer Pelowski Drazkowski Poppe Fabian Wagenius Garofalo Gunther Hamilton Loon Nornes Torkelson Urdahl

ADJOURNMENT

Peppin moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:15 p.m., Thursday, January 5, 2017. The motion prevailed.

Peppin moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:15 p.m., Thursday, January 5, 2017.

PATRICK D. MURPHY, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives